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1993 Rastadt, South Russia pictures:
a) Street view;
b) office building, where once stood the church;
c) grave stone - Raphael Seelinger, son of Johannes (there are very few tombstones remaining!);
d) & e) a store, which was the house of the Karl DEIBELE family in the 1940's - some of the family escaped to Germany;
f) previously a delivery house (birthing?) and now is a kindergarten school;
g) town schoolhouse; and
h) house (Hof) with a cellar

Adrian Bloch bloch@@nemesis.com.au
wrote, "On the subject of Rastadt, I can confirm that there are in fact two places called Porechiye (read former Rastadt) - but they are both on either side of the Tschichikleya River. However, I can't confirm the location or existence of "New Rasdadt" in the location on your map. The town still does exist on the original site. The church was completely destroyed, but some of the old buildings do still stand, if dilapidated. The former school is a shell, close to the centre of town, and two blocks away from the centre is the cemetery, which still has the remnants of many German settler's graves. At the western end of town, there is a collection of very old buildings.
When I traveled to Rastadt earlier this year (1999), I went to the eastern end of town, past some old buildings which I understood to be an old mill, and reached the end of town, as it seemed. The Tschichikleya River swings to the north upstream at this point, and in the distance, 1-2 km away, is Gradolka. I understood Muenchen to be right there at the eastern end of Rastadt, but I could not identify it. I understand it was a small place, as the residents came to Rastadt for church since they did not have their own.
From what I was told, the town of Rastadt was completely demolished by bombs during World War II so the current town of Rastadt was rebuilt on the other side of the hill. Before WW II, Rastadt was one of the largest cities in the Beresan District.
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Rastadt (spelled with a "dt"), South Russia was named after the town of Rastatt (spelled with "tt"), Baden Württemberg, Germany.
With some 51,000 inhabitants in 2001, the city of Rastatt, Germany, after which the county was named, is the largest of the three cities in Rastatt County. Once mainly an agricultural city, Rastatt has grown into an industrial center.
Today, Rastatt is the administrative center of the county. As part of the regional reorganization the size of Rastatt increased, because former independent towns and villages were incorporated into the city of Rastatt. The first was Ottersdorf in 1971, later Plittersdorf, Niederbuehl, Rauental, Rheinau, and Wintersdorf were incorporated between 1972 and 1974. Rastatt now covers an area of 59,02 square kilometers in the Rhein valley. Rastatt has 4 main churches. Two are Catholic and two are Lutheran/Evangelical.
Rastatt, Germany, was first mentioned in documents about 1084 as a market place. It was then the property of the Count of Eberstein, who also owned the monasteries of Herrenalb and Seltz.
As can be seen from a 1207 document the settlement was called "Rasteten" or "Rastsaette" and was an early development of an important river crossing of the Rheine River. The favorable geographical location in the Rhein valley and on the River Murg has undermined and benefitted the city's development.
Being free of repeated flooding by the rivers Rhine and Murg, Rastatt developed early into an important commercial center. Trade in wine, timber and salt brought prosperity. Above all, timber trade from the Murg river rafting, was a significant sector of commerce. Trade in wine is still depicted today, in symbolic form, in the city's coat of arms, a ladder used for climbing wine casks.
This village, which at the end of the 13th century became part of the county of Baden, received market rights in 1404 and was a storage depot and customs office.
Rastatt was not immune from the ravages of war. It saw great destruction in 1329, 1424 and 1689. Then came reconstruction by Count Ludwig Wilhelm "Louis the Turk". Also constructed then was a baroque residential castle called "Bel Etage". The castle's grounds and gardens were recently opened to the public after necessary restoration and remodeling. The Count also granted Rastatt city status in 1700. Five years later, after completion of the castle construction, residence and government were transferred from Baden-Baden to Rastatt. This new role made Rastatt the center of government and administration of an expanded region and laid the foundations for a glorious development. Many new baroque buildings were constructed in succeeding years by the widow of Louis the Turk, the Countess Augusta Sibylla.
The city's new standing was notable in 1714 by the "Peace of Rastatt" which ended the Spanish War of Succession. The city again became a focus point in 1797 when the "Peace of Campo-Formio" negotiations were held here. The talks were between the German States and revolutionary France. Negotiations were abandoned without results in 1799. Tragically, as they were leaving the city, the three French representatives were murdered.
In order to ensure the security of the Upper Rhein region, the city was made into a national fortress. This became the strong hold for the 1848/1849 Revolution. There is a museum in the nearby castle dedicated to the history of the resistance movement. The fortress was abandoned in 1890.
Rastatt, has remained a city with many military post. After World War II, it became a garrison city for the French occupation force. Industry has an important role, especially the car assembly plant of Daimler-Benz AG.
Road and rail links are quite good, because of the interstate Basel to Frankfort nearby and the Rhine Valley track of the Feral railroad.
The city has now become the center of administrative power again, since 1 January 1973.
Emigrant Surnames: BAUMANN, BLECHNER, BÖRSING, BOPP, BOTT, BRUNNER, BUB, BUCHOLD,
BÜHLER, COMLOSSY, DAUER, DIENER, DORSCH, DREXLER,
DÜMMERLE (DÜMMLER), DÜRR, ECKERTER, ENDERLIN, FAULHABER, FRANK, FREY,
FRITZ, FRÜH, GACK, GAIßER, GARNIER, GARTNER, GEISER, GERN, GLASER,
GMÜND, GOLIN, JÄGEL, JÖHLINGER, JUNG, KALKLÖSCH, KASTNER, KATZENBERGER,
KAUPP, KAYAN, KEIM, KELLER, KLEIN, KLUMPP, KÖSSEL, KUHM, KRAFT, KRAMER,
KRAYER, KREBS, KUHR, LANG, KEISER, LEPTICH, LUTZ, MAIER, MARX, MAYER,
MERKEL, MERLINGER, MÖHRLE, MÖßNER, MÜNCHER, OBERLE, PFEIFFER, RHEINBOLDT,
RICHTER, ROSENTHAL, SÄUBERLINGER, SAILER, SCHILL, SCHINDLER, SCHMIDT,
SCHMITT, SCHNEIDER, SCHÖTTLE, SCHUH, SCHUHMACHER, SCHWAN, SEILER, SEITER,
SEITZ, SIEBERT, STARK, STOLL, STRAUB, THOME, TRAUTWEIN, TSCHAN, VALOIS, WALTER,
WEBER, WEISER, WEIZENACKER, WELZ, WESSBECHER, WITSCHGER, WOLF (WOLFF),
WUNSCH, ZELLER, ZIMMERMANN, ZOLLER
Information Sources:
Stadtarchiv Rastatt
Herrenstr 11
76437 Rastatt, Baden Württemberg, Germany

Rastadt, Saskatchewan, Canada

In the late 1800's, the German-Russians founded three colonies in Canada: Kathariental, Rastadt, and Speyer. They are located in the Kronau area of Saskatchewan. Rastadt, also known as St. Peter’s Colony and No.7 Colony, is located about 20 miles southeast of Regina, Saskatchewan.

Rastadt, Kazakhstan

The daughter colony of "Rastadt" in Kazakhstan was founded in 1909-1910 by families from the South Russian colonies of Rastadt, Muenchen, Katharienental, Landau, Karlsruhe, Rohrbach, Speier, and Elsass.
For about $20.00, you can purchase a 148 page book on the town and it's people from Johann SCHWIND at Sorauer Strasse 2, 66424 Homburg/Saar, Germany

This is a list of known Rastadt inhabitants. Early settler family surnames are marked with an "*". ROLL-related surnames are in bold lettering. No census information is available on either Rastadt or München after 1816.